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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 minutes ago

Blizzard probably allowed it because Overwatch is bleeding player count, and then can use the union as "proof" that that unions harm the bottom line.

I'm happy for them and I hope they can do something on even across other titles/teams, but I suspect Blizzard didn't hire the Pinkertons like Amazon for a reason.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Only a decade too late

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Hopefully the union can crack down on the frat culture they have there. No more stolen breast milk please

I think the OW team was already pretty good in that regard, and Jeff Kaplan tried to "protect" them, even if that didn't always result in the best decisions for the game.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

Narrator: It won't

You really have no idea how deep this runs at Blizzard

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 56 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Since the other person came in and tried to act cool or something by only caring about how it affects them (or doesn't affect them?), I just want to put it out there that the OW team has been making lots of improvements to the game lately. The last patch added a new core game mode that has been pretty popular, along with a new hero, and they've reimplemented 6v6 which has been a complaint of a large portion of the playerbase since they went to 5v5 a few years ago.

So, contrary to that other person, I am happy for the OW team for unionizing, and I hope that Blizzard doesn't do anything to stifle the progress that they have been making lately because they have now unionized.

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 12 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Lemmy users try not to say "I don't care" challenge. Lvl impossible. Seriously why does every mainstream entertainment post has one guy talking about how he doesn't care. Lol. Holy boomers on this app.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world -2 points 1 hour ago

'I don't care' isn't boomers, that's GenX and fuck you for getting us mixed up

Seriously, fuck you

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago

I don't care about anything 😎

These users are time travellers from the 90s, please be nice to them

[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 20 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, the team has been in a good bargaining position because the higher-ups are seeing OW players switching to Marvel Rivals in droves and realizing that they need to start listening to people who actually know what they're talking about. Props to the team for sensing this is a good time to gain some ground and unionize

[–] Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I don't care about Overwatch but I am happy for the devs and hope this leads to more unionization in the video game industry.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Yeah that's a very fair statement to make.

[–] miguel@fedia.io 23 points 13 hours ago

That's excellent news. Good for them #UnionStrong